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Influenza: A case study

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This free course, Influenza: A case study, explores the biology of influenza, covering a range of topics including: the virus, infection, replication, mutation, immune responses, pathology, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Background to the case study
  • 1 Background to the case study
  • 1.1 Defining influenza
  • 1.2 Influenza infection in humans
  • 1.3 Influenza infection in other species
  • 2 Influenza viruses
  • 2 Influenza viruses
  • 2.1 Structure of influenza
  • 2.2 Designation of strains of influenza
  • 2.3 Genomic diversity of influenza
  • 2.3.1 Creation of new viral strains
  • 2.4 Infection and replication
  • 2.5 Cellular pathology of influenza infection
  • 3 Patterns of disease
  • 3 Patterns of disease
  • 3.1 Tracking the emergence of new strains
  • 3.2 Immune responses to influenza
  • 3.2.1 Summary of the response
  • 4 Antiviral treatments
  • 4 Antiviral treatments
  • 5 Diagnosis of influenza
  • 5 Diagnosis of influenza
  • 5.1 Initial identification of influenza infection
  • 5.2 Determining the subtype of influenza
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 7 Questions for the course
  • 7 Questions for the course
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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4.4 rating at OpenLearn based on 9 ratings

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  • PARISA REHMAN
    The course was very informative. Everything about the Influenza Virus was so briefly and easily explained.
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